Incident details
Mexican Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, 28, died on July 14 in St. Augustine, Florida, after being run over by a truck while fleeing from an ICE operation. The Tree Collective organization confirmed his identity. He was originally from San Luis de la Paz, Guanajuato, and was in the US on a tourist visa.
According to the group, Coronilla Durán was at a gas station with other people when unidentified immigration agents arrived at the scene. A foot chase broke out. While trying to cross the road, he slipped on the center median and fell into the traffic lane. A heavy truck hit him; The brakes failed to prevent the fatal accident.
Response from the authorities
The widow, Yessica Alamilla, traveled to Florida to coordinate the procedures to claim the body. The couple had two minor children. The government of Guanajuato, through the Undersecretary of Attention to Migrants, will assume the funeral costs, the repatriation of the remains and the return plane ticket for the spouse.
This case is the third of a Latin American citizen in a week linked to immigration operations in the United States. The Consulate General of Mexico provides consular assistance and legal follow-up. The family requests community support to cover unforeseen expenses.




